Re: GhostScript: How do you send printer output to stdout?

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From: Chris Miller
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 02:36

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In article <1992Sep30.124547.1908@athena.mit.edu> gwpoulos@athena.mit.edu (George W. Poulos) writes:
>Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong newsgroup to post to, but here is
>my problem.  I have GhostScript v2.3 compiled on an SGI Personal Iris
>to which I want to attach an HP LaserJet IIP.  I was hoping ...

I use lpr and GhostScript to rasterize for a HPLJ III thusly.  (I found 
that the ljet3 device in v2.5.1 is flaky, so I use the ljet2p device.)

(/etc/printcap)
ps:\
        :lp=/dev/plp:sh:\
 	:if=/usr/spool/lpd/bin/ps.filter:\
        :af=/usr/adm/lpd-acct:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/plp/log:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/plp:

(/usr/spool/lpd/bin/ps.filter)
#!/bin/sh
# postscript interpreter filter 
# Christopher J. Miller 920904
echo plp gs `date` >> /usr/spool/lpd/plp/log

#/usr/appl/bin/gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ljet3 -sOutputFile=/tmp/$$.gs - > /dev/null
/usr/appl/bin/gs -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=ljet2p -sOutputFile=/tmp/$$.gs - > /dev/null

cat /tmp/$$.gs
echo "eE" | tr "e" "\033"
/bin/rm /tmp/$$.gs
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